APBP invites your proposal to help us explore the theme of Flexibility at the 2015 Professional Development Seminar (PDS) in St. Louis. Through classroom sessions, mobile tours, and plenaries we'll explore how flexible, adaptive thinking and planning around active transportation can help build connections and foster collaboration within a community. Click here for details and to submit a proposal. The deadline to submit is March 16.

Walking Evolution and Revolution Conference
March 26, 2015 | Boston

Join us at the first-ever conference in the Boston area focused on walkability: the Walking Evolution and Revolution Conference! A companion event to WalkBoston's 25th Anniversary, the WERC is produced by the APBP Boston Chapter, WalkBoston and Project for Public Spaces (PPS), and hosted by the Boston Society of Architects. Join us to explore the freshest thinking about walkability and place-making. Details and registration here.

APBP and the Project for Public Spaces collaborate to deliver a reprise of the best walking, cycling, and place-making sessions from last year's conference. Free. Click here for details and registration.

The new report from PeopleForBikes, “Building Equity: Race, Class and Protected Bike Lanes,” makes the case for bicycling infrastructure as an equity tool. Delve into the report's conclusions and concepts. Free. Click here for details and registration.

There's still time to register for APBP's discounted 2015 webinar package. Use APBP's unique site license registration to bring colleagues, stakeholders and clients together to explore bicycle and pedestrian issues and build support for active transportation. Each webinar offers Certification Maintenance credit from the AICP and a certificate of attendance for documenting hours spent in professional development.

Join the policy briefing on May 12 at 1:00 p.m. ET for an update on U.S. transportation policy and legislation. Hosted by APBP, the League of American Bicyclists, and the Alliance for Biking & Walking, policy updates are presented on an as-needed basis, are always free and are not recorded.

2014 Protected Bicycle Lanes Webinar Series

APBP and PeopleForBikes recorded a series of four webinars that explore next-generation designs for protected bike lanes and accessibility, intersections and transit--and the potential for powerful pilot projects. Click here for more information.

Get involved, meet new colleagues, and give back to the profession. Volunteering for APBP offers many one-of-a-kind opportunities for personal growth and professional development. Ready to lend a hand? Learn more here.

APBP Annual Awards Celebrate Bike/Ped Leaders

At the Pro Walk / Pro Bike / Pro Place conference in Pittsburgh, APBP recognized and celebrated the leadership of these active transportation professionals:
• Lifetime Achievement: Jeff Olson
• Professional of the Year - Public Sector: Stephen Patchan
• Professional of the Year - Private Sector: Nick Jackson
• Professional of the Year - Nonprofit Sector: James Wilson
• Young Professional of the Year: Adonia Lugo

In
August, FHWA released a memorandum expressing their support for taking a
flexible approach to bicycle and pedestrian facility design. The memo
affirms that, "The National Association of City Transportation Officials
(NACTO) Urban Bikeway Design Guide and the Institute of Transportation
Engineers (ITE) Designing Urban Walkable Thoroughfares guide builds upon
the flexibilities provided in the AASHTO guides, which can help
communities plan and design safe and convenient facilities for
pedestrian and bicyclists. FHWA supports the use of these resources to
further develop nonmotorized transportation networks, particularly in
urban areas.”

A well-illustrated, concrete vision for the future of city streets, NACTO's Urban Street Design Guide charts the principles and practices of the nation’s foremost engineers, planners and designers working in cities today. Watch this recorded webinar to learn how to use this resource in your community, and how specific topics and elements in the document differ from conventional practice in the U.S. Click here to watch the webinar. Click here to download the handouts.

Purchase a copy of the guide here: http://bit.ly/1866eQz Enter the promo code 4NACTO for a 20% discount, which reduces the price to $40. Offer good through 5/31/14.

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